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After selling her successful It’s Just Lunch matchmaking business, Andrea McGinty founded 33000Dates.com where she helps 50-70-year-olds navigate online dating with a 65% success rate. She writes profiles, chooses sites, coaches and more. Andrea has been featured on Oprah, AARP, People, Today Show, WSJ+. She is the author of 2nd Acts: 166 Winning Strategies for Dating over 50, on presale now!

Latest Posts By Andrea McGinty

1 year ago

What Does October Theory Have to Do with Dating? A Lot, It Seems!

I was already working on this article over the weekend, when yesterday, I stumbled on a piece of writing published in the Wall Street Journal, titled “October is the Time to Reset Goals” by Ann-Marie Alcantara. I was amazed by the coincidence and thought…

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2 years ago

11 Awful Opening Lines You Need to Delete from Your Online Dating Profile

When it comes to online dating profiles, I’ve realized that intelligence has nothing to do with writing a good paragraph about yourself. In fact, there are times I feel there is an inverse correlation between intelligence and online dating…

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2 years ago

Quiz: Will Your Date Think You Have a Sense of Humor?

Well, you probably think you have a sense of humor (SOH). And on a coaching call, you tell me that. Or you tell me how none of your dates have a sense of humor. This sense of humor thing has been going on for over 25+ years, that is, most of my career…

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2 years ago

8 Unmistakable Signs That You May Have Met the Perfect Match

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you walked away and suddenly felt a sense of freedom? Perhaps it was a toxic workplace, a harmful relationship, or distancing yourself from a negative friend. The outcome, however…

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2 years ago

Should You Go on a Second Date?

Deciding whether to go on a second date can be a tough decision. After meeting for lunch, you may have found the interaction enjoyable but lacking that special spark. Perhaps during a drinks date, you were attracted to your date but felt like they dominated…

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2 years ago

The 5 Types You Should Never Date

One great advantage of celebrating another birthday is gaining another year of wisdom. (So many of my clients had June birthdays and this got me thinking). With our accumulated life experiences, we should be able to recognize certain patterns…

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2 years ago

Why You Probably Won’t Meet Someone with Online Dating

Let’s be honest here. Online dating is a visual platform, and if you’re still using the same old photos from years ago, well, it’s like Einstein said: “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results…

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2 years ago

Let’s Share Some of Our Weird Dating Stories

You just can’t make this stuff up about first dates. And I have had front-row seats every day – for the past 27 years.
Today I focus on stories men have told me recently. Why? 40% of my clients are male in their 50s to 80s and they get frustrated too with online dating…

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2 years ago

5 First Date Questions to Avoid (And a Few Alternatives)

There are certain questions that are a big No-No when it comes to first dates. And clients share them with me. All the time. For 27 years as a dating coach I’ve heard them all, but this week I got an earful. And I work with intelligent people. Successful…

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2 years ago

10 Dating Questions: A Man’s Perspective on Exploring Dating After a 28-Year Marriage

You may be surprised to see such an article published on Sixty and Me, but please bear with me and read on to find some helpful insights into a man’s perspective when it comes to dating. This was written (and not subsequently edited by me, Andrea) by my client Nav, a 58-year-old doctor who lives […]

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